After flying high against Bryan on Friday, Burke came back down to earth. The Burke Bulldogs fell 57-48 to the Lincoln North Star Navigators on Saturday. The Bulldogs have struggled against the Navigators recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost meetings.
Jay Svoboda
| 03/01/25 @ Lincoln North Star | 16 |
| 02/11/25 vs Columbus | 15 |
| 12/27/24 vs Omaha Northwest | 13 |
| 02/28/25 vs Bryan | 11 |
| 01/03/25 @ Lincoln High | 11 |
Despite the loss, Burke still got an impressive performance from Jay Svoboda, who went 6-for-14 on his way to 16 points and seven rebounds. The dominant performance gave Svoboda a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Michael White, who posted ten points.
Lincoln North Star's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but William Schafer led the charge by shooting 46% from the field en route to 15 points and eight boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Jordan Castor, who went 5-for-12 to rack up 17 points.
Burke's loss dropped their record down to 10-16. As for Lincoln North Star, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 13 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season.
Burke does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Lincoln North Star, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 68-47 victory against Kearney on the 3rd.
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